noun
Street Slang
troca
TROH-kah · noun · texas
Pickup truck, in Tex-Mex Spanglish.
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Definitions
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A pickup truck. The standard word for one along the border and across Mexican-American Texas — said with affection, especially for a lifted, chromed-out one. Standard Spanish would say 'camioneta,' but nobody actually does on the border.
“He pulled up in his troca, music blasting, tailgate down.”
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A pickup truck; classic Spanglish borrowing.
“Vamos a cargar la troca con las cosas.”
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troca In A Sentence
He pulled up in his troca, music blasting, tailgate down.
Origin & Usage
Direct loan from English 'truck,' bent to fit Spanish phonology and grammar (la troca, las trocas). Pure border Spanglish.
People Also Ask
What does 'troca' mean?
It means a pickup truck. It's a classic Spanglish borrowing common in northern Mexico and the US.
Where does 'troca' come from?
It's a Spanglish adaptation of the English word 'truck'.
Is 'troca' proper Spanish?
It's slang, not standard Spanish; the formal word is 'camioneta', but 'troca' is widely used in border and Chicano communities.
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